Milton's GO station building
Milton is getting additional GO train trips.
The provincial government announced more details regarding their GO train service expansion. They’ve called it the largest expansion of its kind in more than a decade, with more than 300 trips per week being added on the Milton, Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Kitchener and Stouffville lines combined.
“As part of our work to get it done on the largest public transit expansion in North America, our government is adding hundreds of additional GO train trips each week for communities across the GTA,” says Premier Doug Ford. “Today’s announcement, along with our recent introduction of free transfers between different transit systems through One Fare, will help get people across the region where they need to go faster, while saving the average transit rider $1,600 every year.”
Starting on Sunday, April 28th, weekend train service will increase from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes in the afternoon and evening on the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines between Oakville GO Station, Union Station and Durham College Oshawa GO Station. For the first time, riders on the Kitchener line will also benefit from new 30-minute weekday service during midday and evenings between Bramalea and Union Station.
“As Ontario’s population continues to grow, our government is investing in a world-class transit network that connects communities and people to good jobs and affordable housing,” says Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation. “We’re delivering on our plan to bring more reliable, convenient two-way, all-day GO train service to commuters in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.”
Locally, an additional morning rush hour trip to Union Station for commuters in Milton will be added, along with an afternoon rush hour trip from Union Station to Milton GO.
“Investing in GO rail service and infrastructure is critical to advancing Milton’s long-term complete community vision,” says Mayor Gordon Krantz, Town of Milton. “Additional GO rail service trips in Milton further connects people to jobs, students to learning, stimulates our economy, fosters housing builds in our transit corridors and improves connections to other transit services. We thank the Government of Ontario for this investment, demonstrating a positive step forward in the shared two-way all-day GO service vision for 2031.”
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